Prince Andrew has been pictured driving near Windsor Castle ahead of a Netflix film about his Newsnight interview about the car crash being broadcast to millions of people around the world tomorrow.
The Duke of York was seen behind the wheel of his Range Rover as he prepares for the launch of ‘Scoop’, starring Rufus Sewell as Andrew, Gillian Anderson as former BBC journalist Emily Maitlis and Billie Piper as producer Sam McAlister.
The drama, which will be broadcast worldwide on Netflix, will once again put the 64-year-old’s relationship with pedophile Jeffery Epstein in the spotlight.
Andrew, dressed in a navy jumper, appeared in good spirits as he chatted to another man sitting in the passenger seat ahead of the premiere of the long-awaited 2019 interview film.
The new Netflix film will repeat what is considered the most disastrous interview in royal history, where Maitlis questioned the duke about sexual accusations made against him by Virginia Giuffre.
Prince Andrew seemed in good spirits when he was photographed driving near Windsor Castle on Thursday.
The Duke of York, 64, donned a navy jumper as he got behind the wheel with a royal aide, a day before the premiere of Netflix film Scoop about the duke’s Newsnight interview.
The film will be released on Friday and will bring another headache for King Charles as his battle with cancer continues.
It will also bring Andrew’s explosive interview, in which he made no apologies for his friendship with Epstein, to a new audience of millions of people around the world.
Scoop will show the moment the Queen’s son naively declared “that went well, didn’t it?” after the interview and how he joked about meeting Epstein in New York.
It was said at the time that the King and his son, Prince William, were instrumental in the Queen’s decision to strip him of all military titles and patronage; However, as seen today, the Duke has recently been welcomed back into the royal spotlight.
The extraordinary move came after Andrew settled a sexual assault case brought against him by Virginia Giuffre, a sex slave victim of Andrew’s close friend Epstein.
Royal biographer and investigative journalist Tom Bower believes Scoop should remind the king to stop any attempt by his brother to return to public life.
He said: “To save the Royal Family from more horrendous harm, King Charles will eventually have to order Prince Andrew to remain permanently out of public view.” Senior officials must also tell Andrew the truth.
The drama, starring Gillian Anderson, Billie Piper and Rufus Sewell (pictured), delves into the royal’s car crash. Newsnight interview about her relationship with pedophile Jeffery Epstein.
Sewell as the Duke of York and Gillian Anderson as Emily Maitlis in Scoop, left, which retells the story of her 2019 BBC Newsnight interview, considered the most disastrous in royal history.
He is a serious burden and cannot be trusted or rescued. Unless King Charles gets a firm grip on this nettle, it can only get worse.”
It comes after the duke appeared in high spirits on Monday when he was photographed riding a horse around the Windsor estate.
He was wearing a khaki jacket, a red sweater, black pants and a helmet for the hike.
The royal appeared deep in conversation with a young woman, who was wearing a Windsor Castle-branded coat and helmet.
The day before, the prince smiled as he walked front and center alongside Princess Anne and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson to attend the Easter Sunday service in Windsor.
Prince Andrew was seen leading members of the Royal Family at a thanksgiving service at Windsor Castle for the late King Constantine of Greece last month.
Britain’s Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Sarah, Duchess of York, smiling as they arrive at St George’s Chapel last month.
He put on a brave face at St George’s Chapel last month and shortly after his arrival, King Charles, who is currently undergoing cancer treatment, arrived by car with his wife Queen Camilla, marking his most public appearance. significant since its diagnosis.
The event showed viewers that the Duke of York is indeed back in the royal fold and will no longer shy away from the public spotlight at a time when fewer senior royals are available.
It marks an extraordinary turn just two years after his late mother, Queen Elizabeth, banned him from royal duties and stripped him of his HRH and military titles.